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Kin
A blood or marriage relative.
Expanded Legal Definition of Kin

Kidnap
To confine a person against his or her will.
Expanded Legal Definition of Kidnap

Kangaroo Court
A judicial proceeding or trial which has a predetermined outcome or where the basic legal rights of a party are jumped over.
Expanded Legal Definition of Kangaroo Court

Kith and Kin Arrangement
An agreement between a child protection worker and a members of the child’s extended family or other person known to the child, to care for and financially support the child.
Expanded Legal Definition of Kith and Kin Arrangement

Khula
Muslim law: a divorce on the wife's initiative and upon payment of an agreed amount to the husband.
Expanded Legal Definition of Khula

Kitabia
Muslim law: women who qualify for marriage with Muslim men as belonging to acceptable religions for this purpose.
Expanded Legal Definition of Kitabia